Store arrangement and fixture



23, 1929- A. c. WOERFEL I 14,745

STORE ARRANGEMENT AND FIXTURE Filed Jan. 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U9 O WerfZ Patented May 28, 1929.

EJNEE'ED S'E'TES ADOLPH G. WOERFEL, OF SAWYER, WISCONSIN.

STORE ARRANGEMENT AND FIXTURE.

Application filed January 8,1927. .Serial No. 159,876.

The invention relates to store arrangements and shelving, and has forits object to provide the shelving with hinged closures having chambersand in which closures fiat members are detachably supported and providedwith shelving on which goods may be placed for display and vendingpurposes.

The shelving proper may be used for storage of bulk goods if desired,and the flat memin hers with the shelving may be removed from thechambers of the hinged closures for arranging goods thereon, forinstance in the back of the store.

A further object is to provide the fiat members with removable cabinetsin which special goods may be displayed for vending purposes, and byforming the cabinets removable when goods are not on display, saidcabinets may be removed if desired.

A further object is to form the shelving with V-shaped projections, tothe opposite sides of which projections the chambered closures arehingedly connected, thereby allowing the closures to be opened inpositions between the projections where they will not take up excessivefloor space and will not be in the way. The shelving arrangement allowsall floor counters and tables to be eliminated, thereby allowingunobstructed movement of customers within the store.

A further object is to provide window displays comprising rotatablestands having shelving and chambered closures similar to the closures ofthe side shelving.

A further object is to provide shelving adjacent the innerand rear wallsof the room, and display stands adjacent the right angularly disposedwindows of the room.

WVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view through thestore, showing the shelving arrangement.

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the shelving at one side of thestore.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a modified form of shelving, showing the samewith compound curves.

Figure 4 is a plan view of another form of shelvingwherein theprojections are rectangular shaped.

Figure 5 is a collective'perspective view of one of the chamberedclosures and the parts to be assembled therein.

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view through one of thewindow display devices.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a store and 2entrances thereto. Disposed within the store at, one side thereof is aplurality of horizontally disposed shelves 3, which-shelves are providedwith l-shaped projections 4;, and which projections extend outwardly,preferably at the side and rear end of the store and on which shelvesthe main stock is placed. Hingedly connected at 5 between theprojections t are chambered closures 6, which may be pro vided withglass closures if desired, and which closures when opened move in theydirection ofthe arrows at shown in Figure 1, and into the spaces betweenthe projections, thereby allowing access to the shelves and to the goodsthereon. Disposed within the chambers 7 of the hinged closures 6 areremovable boards 8, which may be formed from any material, and whichboards are provided with hooks 9, whereby they may be supported withinthe chambers 7 by passing the hooks 9 through the apertures 10. It is tobe understood that any other supporting means may be provided. Member 8is provided with shelves 11 which may be arranged in any suitablemanner, and on which shelves goods is displayed for vending purposes,and by forming the members 8 with means whereby they may be detached andremoved from the closures, it is obvious the goods may be easily andquickly placed on the shelves and the members 8 may be carried into therear of the store for arranging goods thereon and then placed in theclosures. For displaying special articles the members 8 are providedwith removable cabinets 12, in which the specially displayed goods isplaced. Cabinets 12 may,

be provided with closures 13 if desired, which closures are ofconventional'form and have transparent fronts and cabinets at theirupper ends are provided with hooked memthe cabinets to be removed forarranging the special displays and if desired to be entirely removedwhen there are no goods on special display, but the use of these partsmay vary as desired.

Disposed within the display windows 16 are rotatable stands 17 whichstands are provided with downwardly extending shafts 18, which arerotatably mounted and antifrictionally supported at 19, whereby they maybe rotated as desired. Stands 17 are provided with a plurality ofshelves 20 on which goods may be placed and provided with hingedclosures 6, which are the same as the closures used for the sideshelving, consequently the same numerals apply thereto, and as board 8similar to the boards in the side closures are used similar numeralsapply thereto, and the use and operation of the parts is the same as forthe side and rear shelving;

From the above it will be seen that a I store arrangement is" providedwhereby the special display may be displayed on the closures when sodesired, and the special display goods assembled and arranged in therear of the room and the cabinets placed in position.

The invention having been set forth what is clalmed as new and useful1s 1. The combination with a hinged store cabinet closure having achamber 'in the outer side thereof and said outer side open, of adisplay rack disposed in said chamber in engagement with the inner sidethereof, outwardly extending shelves carried by said rack, hooks carriedby the upper end of said display rack and extending through spacedapertures in the inner side of the cabinet closure, an auxiliary cabinetdetachably connected to the display rack adjacent its lower end, saidshelves and auxiliary cabinet terminating in the plane of the outer sideof the closure.

2. The combination with a store cabinet closure having a, chamber in theouter face thereof and said outer face open, of a display rack disposedin said chamber, said display rack comprising a vertically disposed flatmember of substantially the same width as the inner side of the chamberand slightly shorter than the height of the inner side of the chamber,hooks carried by said flat member and adapted to be re ceived in spacedapertures in the inner side of the closure, said hooks and aperturesbeing positioned whereby when the flat member is in engagement with thelower side of the chamber, the hooks will be in interengagement with therear side of the cabinet through the aperture.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ADOLPH C. lVOERFEL.

